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Recording Services taught me a great deal about audio. It has been a key factor in my development as a Recording Engineer. 

Recording Services is employed by the Whalen School of music to record and archive all the recitals and concerts within the school of music. So a typical day at work would include showing up to work an hour before a recital/concert. Making sure all appropriate patches were setup. Then I would setup a Protools session to record the recital/concert. File management is key for archival purposes, so we had a specific naming system and drive to record all the performances to. After naming and setting up the session I would set levels and wait for the performance to start; maybe I would throw in some EQ or reverb depending on the hall. After the performance had been captured I would edit the audio so that each piece was one file. After editing I would burn it to two different disks, one for archival purposes, and another for the performer. After that was done I would back up my all work onto our back up drive.

Ithaca College has a fantastic theatre department! All of the professors go out of their way to develop personal relationships with all of their students. For my major, I would work in all areas of the theatre in a professional setting, dealing with patrons for our season. I learned fantastic people skills as well as communication skills that will last me for a life time. We have the opportunities to run different jobs in the theatre the more experienced we get throughout our college career. I like my co-workers as we are all close friends that also are professional and work well together. The hardest part of the job would be when we are in a time crunch, sometimes patrons get frustrated if they do not get helped in a timely manner. We always accommodate those who are not satisfied, but it still does not mean that they are not frustrated with things we cannot control. I enjoy working with patrons and making them feel at ease for their best viewing experience.

An hour before each sporting event, I would transport equipment from fitness center to sport facility being used. I would set up equipment to ensure proper execution of games and events. I would also monitor interaction between competing teams, officials, and coaches. After the end of each shift, I was responsible for the take down and clean up of the facility followed by reporting the outcome of the event to my boss.
I learned a lot about event management on a smaller scale. The event manager also held a great deal of responsibility since you'd be the sole supervisor of events. I learned organization and communication skills while also being adaptable.
Management was fabulous.
Co-Workers were great and reliable.
Hardest part of the job was managing events during crazy weather conditions, but still wasn't bad.
Most enjoyable part was being able to combine my work ethic with my sport and entertainment passion. Along with having a really great boss.

Being a TA for the Ithaca College Computer Science Department is a lot of fun - I get to sit in on classes that I've already taken (typically the more challenging classes in the core curriculum) and help students currently taking the class understand and apply the fundamental ideas of computer science. While I occasionally have to check off students' homework assignments, the most rewarding part of my job as a TA is helping them understand how a language / IDE works and why exactly their solution did not perform as expected. Explaining why a snippet of code doesn't work in a particular context isn't necessarily straightforward; it takes excellent communications skills and a willingness to understand a student's point of view. That said, it's tremendously rewarding, and the chance to help students in this way is why I have remained working as a TA, and hope to do so until I graduate.

A typical day at work would involve opening, maintaining and closing the various computers and electronics available throughout the campus community. Troubleshooting customer queries and extensive data analysis and data entry were important aspects of this job.

I learned a lot of computer skills such as MS Office, Oracle, and Thunderbird. I acquired extensive data analysis and data entry skills and my typing improved a lot. I gained confidence in public speaking by conducting free workshops to introduce new computer programs to the campus community. 

Workplace culture was focused and dependable. Coworkers would rely on each other to do an excellent job and be trustworthy, punctual, and reliable. 

The hardest part of the job would be the meticulous time-management skills required to be a great employee. The most enjoyable part of the job would be the dynamic workforce and the encouragement and support I received from coworkers as well as the management. A lot of advancement opportunities were also a big plus.

On an average day, I would walk into my training sessions extremely excited because I had built much rapport and personal connections to my clients. One thing that I did the most was an exchange of information; everyday my goal was to provide some type of beneficial health knowledge in which my clients can use. My clients become grateful that I share with them the knowledge that I learned. The working environment was awesome; I have met some of the best personalities that compliment the fitness and work atmosphere; the other works and trainers there were students of the fitness; all we talked about were different exercising techniques and physiology behind most physical mechanisms in how the body functioned. There was not any hard part of the day. If anything I would say waking up for 7AM clients but I did not mind because I was already at the gym at 6:30AM for my own personal fitness goals. The most enjoyable moments are the interactions with every single person in the gym.

The colleges work environment as a whole was good. I was free to perform my daily work at my own pace. I rarely interacted with my supervisor.  The hardest part of my job was being looked down upon by those that would have preferred that I do the minimum. The best part of my job was that I loved all of the aspects of my duties and the constant thanks and praise from those members of the campus community that I served. Everyday was a chance to learn more and get better at what I did. I truly loved doing this job each day.

The college comes from a tradition of a liberal arts/music education history.  It has constantly expanded and grown into a mid size institution. My co-workers are very diverse and come from all walks of life. They work hard and keep up with the demands of the workplace. The hardest part of the job was the peaks and troughs of the workloads. It would fluctuate between extremes. The most enjoyable part of the job was the ability to pursue interests and projects that the department would support. Management was very democratically run, as we had our voices heard during meetings on various issues. It was an enjoyable experience and one of the most progressive places to work.

Working at the IC Square allowed me to develop my skills working in high stress situations. I was responsible for training new employees while simultaneously managing the overall production of the IC Square. A typical work day included setting up the food stations and cash registers for opening at 11, managing the area during lunch rush and ensuring operations were all running smoothly, overseeing product and stock, and training any new employees in various stations. My day ended with cleaning the stations and prepping for the following day. I developed a great deal of managerial competency during this job which has helped me a lot in other various jobs/projects.

There is an ebb and flow at Ithaca College; some days are hectic and other days move at a leisurely place. You are constantly learning something new and always being challenged in a positive way. They listened to my ideas and took me seriously which highlights the culture of the workplace: everyone is treated equally, there is no real sense of elitism. Since it is an educational environment, there is a big emphasis on improving one self through education. They are more than willing--in fact it is encouraged--to support employees who wish to further their education.

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